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Haiti's interim leader unveils new electoral council 14 Mar 2016 - 02:04 pm

Jocelerme Privert Port-au-Prince: A month after taking power as Haiti's interim leader, Jocelerme Privert unveiled a new electoral council which will help conduct...

90 percent of domestic workers have no labour protection: UN study 14 Mar 2016 - 01:54 pm

EPA Geneva: Around 90 percent of the world's 67 million domestic workers have no access to social security protection, with migrants left particularly...

Ivory Coast holds crisis talks after deadly Al Qaeda attack 14 Mar 2016 - 01:52 pm

Ivorian soldiers walk on the beach after heavily armed gunmen opened fire on March 13, 2016 at a hotel in the Ivory Coast...

Iraq medics screen 800 people after chemical attack 14 Mar 2016 - 01:49 pm

Iraqi Sameer Wais (R) carries the coffin of his three-year-old daughter, Fatima, who was killed following a chemical attack by the Islamic State...

Palestinian wins $1 million global teaching prize 14 Mar 2016 - 01:42 pm

Palestinian primary school teacher Hanan al-Hroub speaks after she won the second annual Global Teacher Prize, in Dubai, Sunday, March 13, 2016. AP...

EU suspends Burundi government aid over violence 14 Mar 2016 - 01:32 pm

Burundian soldiers withdraw from the restive Cibitoke neighbourhood in Bujumbura after a police operation on July 1, 2015. AFP Photo/Marco Longari Brussels: The...

Three migrants drown trying to cross river to Macedonia - police 14 Mar 2016 - 01:26 pm

A migrant boy near a flooded muddy field as it rains at a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of...

In tense campaign, Trump looks to win big over rivals Tuesday 14 Mar 2016 - 01:08 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally on March 13, 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida. AFP / RHONA WISE By James...

Sri Lanka military to guard key power stations after nationwide outage 14 Mar 2016 - 12:54 pm

A young man continues his studies by candle light during an electricity blackout in Colombo, SriLanka, 13 March 2016. EPA/MA PUSHPA KUMARA COLOMBO:...

Syria aid deliveries postponed over violence: Red Cross 14 Mar 2016 - 12:48 pm

Trucks carrying food and aid deliveries entered the besieged Syrian towns of Zabadani and Madaya in October 2015. AFP Photo Beirut: Aid groups...

Expat families with less than 5 members can’t buy big vehicles in Saudi: Report 14 Mar 2016 - 12:32 pm

The Riyadh skyline. The Saudi Arabian economy has expanded at an average of 6.4 per cent in the past four years. (Ali Jarekji...

Chemical fire extinguisher leak kills eight in Thai bank 14 Mar 2016 - 12:29 pm

Thai Bank officials walk past in front of the building the location where fire suppression chemicals were accidentally released at the Siam Commercial...

Bahrain deports several Lebanese for Hezbollah links: ministry 14 Mar 2016 - 12:26 pm

Dubai: The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain has deported several Lebanese residents for links to the Shiite Hezbollah movement, classified by the Arab League...

UAE fighter jet crashed in Yemen's Aden - local official 14 Mar 2016 - 12:26 pm

File picture of a UAE fighter jet. Reuters ADEN: A United Arab Emirates fighter jet has crashed in a mountainous area of the...

Senior Saudi prince condemns Obama comments on Middle East 14 Mar 2016 - 12:16 pm

A file picture of Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal. Reuters RIYADH: A senior Saudi Arabian prince on Monday condemned comments attributed to U.S. President...

Myanmar army releases 46 underage recruits: U.N. 14 Mar 2016 - 12:04 pm

A handout picture released by Myanmar Military News shows a high ranking military officer (C) speaking during the meeting to nominate military representative...

Don't doom Syrian children by labelling them "lost generation", says psychologist 14 Mar 2016 - 11:57 am

Children warm themselves at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, near Idomeni, northern Greece, 14 March 2016. EPA/NAKE...